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Playback Is Now Available for AM Best’s “Inside Today’s Surplus Lines Market” Webinar

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Playback is now available for AM Best’s “Inside Today’s Surplus Lines Market” webinar. This one-hour roundtable discussion features a panel of industry leaders in the surplus lines sector of the U.S. insurance market reviewing the exciting results from a new report, and answers pressing questions such as:

  • How much has this resilient market grown?
  • What companies have been driving the growth in the industry?
  • What's different this year?
  • What is AM Best’s outlook for the sector?
  • How will the industry continue to remain relevant?
  • What are the areas of additional growth opportunity?

Panelists include:

  • Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld, chief executive officer & president, National Property, RT Specialty;
  • David Blades, associate director, AM Best;
  • Cliff Hope, head of property, Lexington Insurance Company;
  • Brady Kelley, executive director, Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA); and
  • Dave Obenauer, chief executive officer, CRC Group.

This complimentary AM Best webinar is cosponsored by the WSIA Education Foundation and Lexington Insurance Company. Playback is available here.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

Copyright © 2023 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Contacts

Lee McDonald
+1 908 882 2102
Senior Vice President, News & Publication Services
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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Contacts

Lee McDonald
+1 908 882 2102
Senior Vice President, News & Publication Services
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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